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typo in bash-2.05b manpage
From: |
Peter Breitenlohner |
Subject: |
typo in bash-2.05b manpage |
Date: |
Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:08:55 +0200 |
Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i686
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../bash-2.05b
-I../bash-2.05b/include -I../bash-2.05b/lib -O2
uname output: Linux pcl321 2.4.17 #1 Sat Feb 23 15:19:54 CET 2002 i686 unknown
Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 2.05b
Patch Level: 0
Release Status: release
Description:
Due to a typo one part of the bash manpage is garbled and confusing.
Repeat-By:
run 'man bash' and search for metacharacters
Fix:
Apply this patch
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diff -ur bash-2.05b.orig/doc/bash.1 bash-2.05b/doc/bash.1
--- bash-2.05b.orig/doc/bash.1 2002-07-15 21:21:03.000000000 +0200
+++ bash-2.05b/doc/bash.1 2002-10-23 11:15:59.000000000 +0200
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@
This is known as a \fIgroup command\fP.
The return status is the exit status of
\fIlist\fP.
-Note that unlike the metacharacters \fB(\fP and \fB\)\fP, \fB{\fP and
+Note that unlike the metacharacters \fB(\fP and \fB)\fP, \fB{\fP and
\fB}\fP are \fIreserved words\fP and must occur where a reserved
word is permitted to be recognized. Since they do not cause a word
break, they must be separated from \fIlist\fP by whitespace.
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regards
Peter Breitenlohner <peb@mppmu.mpg.de>
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